Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S8

The men's 50m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors14 from 8 nations
Winning time26.45
Medalists
Wang Xiaofu  China
Peter Leek  Australia
Konstantin Lisenkov  Russia

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:28.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Konstantin Lisenkov Russia27.78Q
2Ben Austin Australia28.09Q
3Wei Yanpeng China28.55Q
4Ferenc Csuri Hungary29.13
5Sam Hynd Great Britain29.27
6Drew Christensen Canada29.30
Konstantinos Fykas GreeceDQ

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Wang Xiaofu China26.83Q
2Peter Leek Australia27.69Q
3Guo Jun China27.87Q
4Matt Levy Australia28.55Q
5Nikolai Willig Germany29.03Q
6Sean Fraser Great Britain29.08
7Mikhail Boyarin Russia30.42

Final

Competed at 19:33.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Wang Xiaofu China26.45WR
Peter Leek Australia26.89
Konstantin Lisenkov Russia27.18
4Guo Jun China27.46
5Ben Austin Australia27.82
6Wei Yanpeng China28.03
7Nikolai Willig Germany28.94
8Matt Levy Australia29.68

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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